• Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, and members of his executive team shared the following communications with employees today. • SATYA NADELLA MESSAGE Gaming has been part of Microsoft from the start. • Flight Simulator shipped before Windows, and you can practically ray‑trace a line from DirectX in the ’90s to the accelerated‑compute era we’re in today. • As we celebrate Xbox’s 25th year, the opportunity and innovation agenda in front of us is expansive. • Today we reach over 500 million monthly active users, are a top publisher across all platforms, and continue to innovate across gaming hardware, content, and community, in service of creators and players everywhere. • I am long on gaming and its role at the center of our consumer ambition, and as we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Asha Sharma will become Executive Vice President and CEO, Microsoft Gaming, reporting to me.

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  • Satya Nadella announced that Asha Sharma will become Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, reporting directly to him. Sharma, formerly COO at Instacart and VP at Meta, brings experience scaling global consumer platforms. Matt Booty will be appointed EVP and Chief Content Officer, overseeing Microsoft’s portfolio of nearly 40 studios, including Xbox, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard and King. The move follows Phil Spencer’s retirement after 38 years leading the division. Nadella highlighted Microsoft Gaming’s 25‑year history, 500 million monthly active users and its role in the company’s broader consumer strategy. The leadership change aims to drive platform innovation and content growth.

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